The Repository: UDDI

Now, if we have the dream that everyone is going to develop Web Services and everyone should be able to use these services, there arise some questions:

  • How are Web Services discovered?

  • How is this information categorized in a meaningful way?

  • What implications are there for localization?

  • What implications are there around proprietary technologies?

  • How can I guarantee interoperability in the discovery mechanism?

  • How can I interact with such a discovery mechanism at runtime when my application is dependent upon a Web Service?

So, after Web services have been defined via WSDL, there needs to be a mechanism for finding them. WSDL documents are often published in registries, which provide a mechanism for the storage and retrieval of ...

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